Attorney General Eric Holder expressed concern Thursday evening that black men are unfairly served with longer prison sentences than white men and that Americas prison system demands overhaul.

Too many people go to too many prisons for far too long for no good law enforcement reason, Mr. Holder said, in remarks to the Rev. Al Sharptons National Action Network in New York, Politico reported. It is time to ask ourselves some fundamental questions about our criminal justice system. It is time to examine our systems and determine what truly works.

Mr. Holder said in the Politico report that state laws oftentimes require sentences that are too harsh for the specific case  and that breed[s] disrespect for the court system. He also referred to a report from the U.S. Sentencing Commission released in February and said figures show that blacks are being disproportionately prosecuted and sentenced.

I am concerned by a troubling report which indicates that  in recent years  black male offenders have received sentences that are nearly 20 percent longer than those imposed on white males convicted of similar crimes, he said, Politico reported.

"Eric damn well knows that most blacks get longer sentences because they commit far more violent crimes and they are very often repeat offenders to violent crimes."

Back in the 80's when crack cocaine was first hitting the streets, Marxine Waters, Jesse Jackass and others of their ilk called it a scourge of the inner cities and demanded that penalties for dealing and possessing crack were jacked up higher than for like amounts of simple cocaine.

They got exactly what they asked for...the longer sentences for blacks merely reflect the fruits of their efforts.

It was legislation by hysteria. During the Reagan administration blacktivists were trying to blame the proliferation ("epidemic")of crack in black communities on the CIA. IIRC, Waters and Farrakhan were the two leading proponents of this conspiracy theory. The conventional wisdom in the inner cities was that crack was being foisted on black communities by "the man," and in order to satiate their constituents they pushed the Anti-Drug Abuse Acts of 1986 and 1988 which set particularly draconian penalties for crack vs. those for powdered cocaine.

Exactly. And a lot depends on prior records. In North Carolina and I assume many other states, sentences are based on points. Score high - do more time. Holder/Obama, etc. really want a race war. I didn’t used to really believe it, but I’m beginning to. Another crisis to not let go to waste.

It also says nothing about PREVIOUS crimes that these defendants may have committed. If someone has a long record, they also tend to get longer sentences. Heather MacDonald writes about these issues in CityJournal.

This is a case of cultural marxism blending with critical race theory. They understand perfectly well what their doing. Don’t ever think they’re stupid, they’re just ramping up the pressure and demonization of whites and seeing what ‘sticks’.

>> I am concerned by a troubling report which indicates that  in recent years  black male offenders have received sentences that are nearly 20 percent longer than those imposed on white males convicted of similar crimes,

One “troubling report” that “indicates”?

What about the numerous historical facts that prove Liberalism killed the Black family?

If Holder can make a statement like that, it would be only fair to ask what the rate of recidivism is for black offenders verses other ethnic groups. I'm thinking more repeat offenders, thus more prison time.

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posted on 04/05/2013 9:46:03 PM PDT
by MRadtke
(Light a candle or curse the darkness?)

. . . It is time to examine our systems and determine what truly works.

It ain't rocket science. What would truly work is more black children being born to intact families with a mummy and daddy. Their poverty rates and crime rates under such circumstances are actually lower than white kids born under similar circumstances.

Maybe if blacks listened a lot more to leaders like Dr. Thomas Sowell and a lot less to leaders like Eric Holder, more of them could join that elite group.

Goes for white kids, too!

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posted on 04/06/2013 4:19:55 AM PDT
by Vigilanteman
(Obama: Fake black man. Fake Messiah. Fake American. How many fakes can you fit in one Zer0?)

I am trying to find a link to one of the studies to which I refer, but I have seen studies which showed that black males from two parent families of higher SES had higher crime rates, lower academic scores, and higher drop-out rates than white males from families of lower SES. One of the studies compared young black males in Prince George’s Co (black bourgeois bastion of well-to-do blacks, mostly government employees) with white males in West Virginia from poor families.

I have requested help in finding a link to one of the studies at another forum, as soon as I find one I will post it. (Thought I had bookmarked them, but can’t seem to find them in my disorganised jumbled folder).

If Holder is interested in getting the white prison population up a tad, how about indicting some of their pals like Corzine, Dimon, the entire board over at Goldman Sacks, The Federal reserve board of governors, those involved in gun running at ATF and higher, tax cheats like Gaitner and the rest of the dem contributors?

When Holder and Obama can control theirselves to the point that they are not breaking the law and when every minority infested Democratic city can control themselves and pay their own way, then I might listen to Holder.

Holder your not “conveniently” forgetting of the higher recidivism rates?

Black, 35 years and younger for any offense.

“For Prisoners released with selected characteristics:
76.1% were arrested for new crime within 3 years of release.
51.1% were adjudicated (or brought to court) for a new crime within 2 years.
25.2% were convicted for a new crime within one year.
10.7% were reincarcerated (i.e. placed in jail or prison) following a conviction on a new crime within 6 months.
31.8% were convicted of a new crime and placed in prison within 3 years.”

White, 35 years and younger for any offense.

For Prisoners released with selected characteristics:
67.3% were arrested for new crime within 3 years of release.
42.4% were adjudicated (or brought to court) for a new crime within 2 years.
22.1% were convicted for a new crime within one year.
7.8% were reincarcerated (i.e. placed in jail or prison) following a conviction on a new crime within 6 months.
25.3% were convicted of a new crime and placed in prison within 3 years.”

“All recidivism rates of prisoners with selected characteristics released in 1994 from prisons in 15 States”

Use the “Analysis” tabbed link to plug in your own select criteria from the FBI’s UCR data (1994) to generate custom tables and charts here.

It also says nothing about PREVIOUS crimes that these defendants may have committed. If someone has a long record, they also tend to get longer sentences. Heather MacDonald writes about these issues in CityJournal.

Holder is lying by omission, but that's the kind of thing we've come to expect from him.

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posted on 04/06/2013 7:06:08 PM PDT
by Zhang Fei
(Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world and that God will preserve it always.)

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